Anon Dominatrix

Sex Work, Manual Labor

Wanting to know more about the life of a dominatrix, I sat down with Claudia in Oakland, CA to talk about what it’s like to beat up men for a living.

What made you want to start working as a dominatrix?

It was a mix between the content of the job and the pay. I’m into BDSM in the first place, so getting paid to do it didn’t seem so crazy. In fact, professional domming was enticing – who wouldn’t want to get paid to beat on rich guys? Another component of it is that 9-5 jobs are wearing, and working at a dungeon is a bit of a break from that - though not entirely. It’s less regimented, but its work nonetheless. Bigger cages, you know?

In another sense, it might even be worse than an office job, because of how much unpaid self-promotion and off-the-clock marketing it requires. It no doubt crosses the “work-time boundaries” I wish I had, and eats away at my time and energy. Even now, on vacation out of state, I’m stressing out about communication with clients and upcoming sessions. But, when I’m at the dungeon, I mostly enjoy myself. At least it’s still a ‘novel’ way to work. Hopefully I have a while till that wears off.

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Doug Gilbert works a long and boring job that causes him to sweat too much and hate his life. Sometimes he gets breaks, sometimes he doesn't. In his spare time he writes about life and the things that anger him.